The first 5 days

And so, we come to our first day off. So far we've finished all the basic stuff (mostly drums, bass & piano) for 11 songs. That leaves two more that still need some work. We left the hardest songs for last, which made for some very productive days up front, but today was a little frustrating. I'm sure it'll come together, though. We've definitely made a lot of progress on the massive supply of beverages we brought to the studio on day one, which consisted of: 1 case of Coke, 1 case of Diet Pepsi, 1 case of Gatorade (assorted flavors), 1 case of Red Bull, 1 case of Henry's, 1 12-pack of Diet Squirt. Luckily for all of us, we're not even coming close to matching the heroic consumption of Coke that took place during the recording of King James Version. We should've gotten some kind of endorsement deal. Anyway, come Friday it's on to overdubs, which can be either really fun or mind-numbingly boring, depending on if it's your turn or not. Personally, I love overdubbing stuff because I can play in the control room and hear exactly what it's going to sound like as I play it, instead of listening through headphones, which always make me feel separated from everything else that's going on.